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ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Energy Future Holdings Entities Bankruptcy Credit Event

Date 30/04/2014

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a bankruptcy credit event occurred in respect of four Energy Future Holdings entities:

1. Energy Future Holdings Corp.
2. Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC
3. Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC
4. EFIH Finance Inc.

Arantza Tellería, New Head Of Internal Audit Replacing Vicente Olmos

Date 30/04/2014

Arantza Telleria, until now CFO of the Bilbao Stock Exchange, has been appointed Head of Internal Audit at BME, replacing Vicente Olmos, who leaves this position to become Chairman of the Valencia stock exchange.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Announces Unprecedented Steps By News Distribution Firm To Curb Preferential Access For High-frequency Traders - Agreement With PR Newswire Is Latest Effort To Prevent Insider Trading 2.0, Practices That Result In Elite Traders Gaining Unfair Advantage Over Rest Of Market - Schneiderman: PR Newswire’s Industry-Leading Actions Help Restore Confidence In Markets And Protect The Investing Public

Date 30/04/2014

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that PR Newswire, a leading news distribution and reporting firm, has agreed to require its direct data feed recipients to certify that they will not engage in high-frequency trading when using direct feeds of the information PR Newswire distributes on behalf of its clients.  PR Newswire also agreed to counsel its customers that wish to release information upon the close of the markets to do so after 4:00:00 p.m., to ensure that high-frequency traders do not have the ability to trade on the news in the milliseconds after the closing bell. Today’s announcement follows agreements earlier this year between the Attorney General and Business Wire and Marketwired, each of which agreed to stop providing similar market-moving data to high-frequency traders.

Vicente Olmos, New Chairman Of The Valencia Stock Exchange Replacing Ángel Torre

Date 30/04/2014

The Board of Directors of BME has appointed Vicente Olmos as new Executive Chairman of the Valencia Stock Exchange, replacing the previous Chairman, Ángel Torre, who, along with Manuel Escámez, until now Vice Chairman and CEO, leave their posts on account of their retirement.

Euronext Launches World's First Index Based Exchange For Physicals - CAC 40® Index Futures And AEX-Index® Futures

Date 30/04/2014

Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced that it will be the world’s first regulated market to launch a complete centrally cleared solution to facilitate the trading of Exchange for Physicals (EFP) on index futures.    The service will be available in a first instance on CAC 40® and AEX-Index® Futures and is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter 2015. 

Manuel Ardanza, New CEO Of The Bilbao Stock Exchange

Date 30/04/2014

The Board of Directors of BME has appointed the Vizcaya-born lawyer Manuel Ardanza as CEO and General Manager of the Bilbao Stock Exchange, replacing José Luis Damborenea, who has headed the exchange since 1991 and now steps down for retirement.

BM&FBOVESPA Market Holiday - Labor Day

Date 30/04/2014

On Thursday (May, 1st) is public holiday in Brazil and there will be no trading on BM&FBOVESPA. 

BME To Distribute A Supplementary Dividend To Its Shareholders, 8% Higher Than Last Year´S - Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting Of BME

Date 30/04/2014

• The General Meeting of BME agrees to distribute €0.65 per share on 9 May
• The efficiency ratio and ROE were above the sector average (12 and 14 points respectively) compared to the sector average in 2013
• The coverage ratio in 2013 was 114%.
• BMEhas made a profitin the first quarterof2014of42.2 millioneuros,up 28% year-on-year
• Board members Alvaro Cuervo, Rosa Maria Garcia, Karel Lannoo, Manuel Olivencia, Margarita Prat are renewed and Ignacio Garralda and Carlos Fernández are ratified as directors

FTC Testifies On Precious Metals Investment Scams Before Senate Special Committee On Aging

Date 30/04/2014

In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission described its efforts to stop precious metals investment scams and inform consumers how to avoid them.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 30/04/2014

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions. Labor market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement. The unemployment rate, however, remains elevated. Household spending appears to be rising more quickly. Business fixed investment edged down, while the recovery in the housing sector remained slow. Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth, although the extent of restraint is diminishing. Inflation has been running below the Committee's longer-run objective, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.